diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/BinderExtensions.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/BinderExtensions.cs
index d2bcca4c8..4b8c62705 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/BinderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/BinderExtensions.cs
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ public static IQueryable ApplyBind(this ISelectExpandBinder binder, IQueryable s
                 throw Error.ArgumentNull(nameof(context));
             }
 
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(context.QueryProvider))
+            {
+                context.QueryProvider = source.Provider.GetType().Namespace;
+            }
+
             Type elementType = context.ElementClrType;
 
             LambdaExpression projectionLambda = binder.BindSelectExpand(selectExpandClause, context) as LambdaExpression;
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/QueryBinderContext.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/QueryBinderContext.cs
index 5a3640bef..fdc8c6983 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/QueryBinderContext.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/QueryBinderContext.cs
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ public QueryBinderContext(QueryBinderContext context, ODataQuerySettings querySe
 
             ElementType = Model.GetEdmTypeReference(ElementClrType)?.Definition;
 
+            QueryProvider = context.QueryProvider;
+
             if (ElementType == null)
             {
                 throw new ODataException(Error.Format(SRResources.ClrTypeNotInModel, ElementClrType.FullName));
@@ -175,6 +177,11 @@ public QueryBinderContext(QueryBinderContext context, ODataQuerySettings querySe
         /// </summary>
         public Expression Source { get;set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the query provider.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal string QueryProvider { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the parameter using parameter name.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinder.cs b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinder.cs
index c7d05325c..ec4516054 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinder.cs
@@ -368,9 +368,23 @@ internal Expression ProjectElement(QueryBinderContext context, Expression source
             bool isSelectedAll = IsSelectAll(selectExpandClause);
             if (isSelectedAll)
             {
+                // If we have an EF query provider, then we remove the non-structural properties. The reason for this is to avoid 
+                // Creating an expression that will generate duplicate LEFT joins when a LEFT join already exists in the IQueryable 
+                // as observed here: https://github.com/OData/AspNetCoreOData/issues/497
+
+                Expression updatedExpression = null;
+                if (IsEfQueryProvider(context))
+                {
+                    updatedExpression = RemoveNonStructuralProperties(context, source, structuredType);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    updatedExpression = source;
+                }
+
                 // Initialize property 'Instance' on the wrapper class
                 wrapperProperty = wrapperType.GetProperty("Instance");
-                wrapperTypeMemberAssignments.Add(Expression.Bind(wrapperProperty, source));
+                wrapperTypeMemberAssignments.Add(Expression.Bind(wrapperProperty, updatedExpression));
 
                 wrapperProperty = wrapperType.GetProperty("UseInstanceForProperties");
                 wrapperTypeMemberAssignments.Add(Expression.Bind(wrapperProperty, Expression.Constant(true)));
@@ -427,6 +441,81 @@ internal Expression ProjectElement(QueryBinderContext context, Expression source
             return Expression.MemberInit(Expression.New(wrapperType), wrapperTypeMemberAssignments);
         }
 
+        // Generates the expression
+        //      { Instance = new Customer() {Id = $it.Id, Name= $it.Name}}
+        private static Expression RemoveNonStructuralProperties(QueryBinderContext context, Expression source, IEdmStructuredType structuredType)
+        {
+            IEdmModel model = context.Model;
+            Expression updatedSource = null;
+
+            Type elementType = source.Type;
+            IEnumerable<IEdmStructuralProperty> structuralProperties = structuredType.StructuralProperties();
+
+            PropertyInfo[] props = elementType.GetProperties();
+            List<MemberBinding> bindings = new List<MemberBinding>();
+            ODataQuerySettings settings = context.QuerySettings;
+            bool isSourceNullable = ExpressionBinderHelper.IsNullable(source.Type);
+
+            foreach (PropertyInfo prop in props)
+            {
+                bool isPropertyNullable = ExpressionBinderHelper.IsNullable(prop.PropertyType);
+
+                foreach (var sp in structuralProperties)
+                {
+                    if (prop.CanWrite && model.GetClrPropertyName(sp) == prop.Name)
+                    {
+                        Expression propertyValue = Expression.Property(source, prop);
+                        Type nullablePropertyType = TypeHelper.ToNullable(propertyValue.Type);
+                        Expression nullablePropertyValue = ExpressionHelpers.ToNullable(propertyValue);
+
+                        if ((settings.HandleNullPropagation == HandleNullPropagationOption.True) || (isSourceNullable && isPropertyNullable))
+                        {
+                            propertyValue = Expression.Condition(
+                                test: Expression.Equal(source, Expression.Constant(value: null)),
+                                ifTrue: Expression.Constant(value: null, type: nullablePropertyType),
+                                ifFalse: nullablePropertyValue);
+                        }
+                        else if (isSourceNullable)
+                        {
+                            object defaultValue = prop.PropertyType.IsValueType ? Activator.CreateInstance(prop.PropertyType) : null;
+                            
+                            // property is non-nullable
+                            propertyValue = Expression.Condition(
+                                test: Expression.Equal(source, Expression.Constant(value: null)),
+                                ifTrue: Expression.Constant(value: defaultValue),
+                                ifFalse: propertyValue);
+                        }
+                        else if (isPropertyNullable)
+                        {
+                            propertyValue = nullablePropertyValue;
+                        }
+
+                        bindings.Add(Expression.Bind(prop, propertyValue));
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            NewExpression newExpression = Expression.New(source.Type);
+            updatedSource = Expression.MemberInit(newExpression, bindings);
+
+            return updatedSource;     
+        }
+
+        private bool IsEfQueryProvider(QueryBinderContext context)
+        {
+            if (context.QueryProvider != null &&
+                context.QueryProvider == HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.EntityFrameworkQueryProviderNamespace ||
+                context.QueryProvider == HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEF5 ||
+                context.QueryProvider == HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEF6 ||
+                context.QueryProvider == HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEFCore2)
+            {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         private static bool ParseComputedDynamicProperties(QueryBinderContext context, IList<DynamicPathSegment> dynamicPathSegments, bool isSelectedAll,
             out IList<string> computedProperties)
         {
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinderTest.cs b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinderTest.cs
index adae7f691..11b2d22af 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinderTest.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests/Query/Expressions/SelectExpandBinderTest.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.Schema;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public class SelectExpandBinderTest
         private readonly SelectExpandBinder _binder;
         private readonly SelectExpandBinder _binder_lowerCamelCased;
         private readonly IQueryable<QueryCustomer> _queryable;
+        private readonly IQueryable<QueryCustomer> _queryable1;
         private readonly IQueryable<QueryCustomer> _queryable_lowerCamelCased;
         private readonly ODataQueryContext _context;
         private readonly ODataQueryContext _context_lowerCamelCased;
@@ -82,7 +84,19 @@ public SelectExpandBinderTest()
             QueryOrder order = new QueryOrder { Id = 42, Title = "The order", Customer = customer };
             customer.Orders.Add(order);
 
+            QueryCustomer customer1 = new QueryCustomer
+            {
+                Orders = new List<QueryOrder>()
+            };
+
+            QueryOrder order1 = new QueryOrder { Id = 42, Title = "The order", Customer = customer1 };
+            QueryOrder order2 = null;
+
+            customer1.Orders.Add(order1);
+            customer1.Orders.Add(order2);
+
             _queryable = new[] { customer }.AsQueryable();
+            _queryable1 = new[] { customer1 }.AsQueryable();
 
             SelectExpandQueryOption selectExpandQueryOption = new SelectExpandQueryOption("Orders", expand: null, context: _context);
 
@@ -257,6 +271,139 @@ public void Bind_GeneratedExpression_ContainsExpandedObject()
             Assert.Same(_queryable.First(), innerInnerCustomer.Instance);
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.EntityFrameworkQueryProviderNamespace)]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEFCore2)]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEF5)]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEF6)]
+        public void Bind_UsingEFQueryProvider_GeneratedExpression__DoesNot_ContainExpandedObject(string queryProvider)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            SelectExpandQueryOption selectExpand = new SelectExpandQueryOption("Orders", "Orders,Orders($expand=Customer)", _context);
+
+            // Act
+            SelectExpandBinder binder = new SelectExpandBinder();
+            _queryBinderContext.QueryProvider = queryProvider;
+            IQueryable queryable = binder.ApplyBind(_queryable1, selectExpand.SelectExpandClause, _queryBinderContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            IEnumerator enumerator = queryable.GetEnumerator();
+            Assert.True(enumerator.MoveNext());
+            var partialCustomer = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryCustomer>>(enumerator.Current);
+            Assert.False(enumerator.MoveNext());
+            Assert.Null(partialCustomer.Instance);
+            Assert.Equal("Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests.Query.Expressions.QueryCustomer", partialCustomer.InstanceType);
+            IEnumerable<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryOrder>> innerOrders = partialCustomer.Container
+                .ToDictionary(PropertyMapper)["Orders"] as IEnumerable<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryOrder>>;
+            Assert.NotNull(innerOrders);
+            SelectExpandWrapper<QueryOrder> partialOrder = innerOrders.FirstOrDefault();
+            
+            // We only write structural properties to the instance.
+            // This means that navigation properties on the instance property will be null
+            // when using any instance of EF query provider, and all structural properties
+            // will be assigned. 
+            Assert.Null(partialOrder.Instance.Customer);
+            Assert.NotEqual(0, partialOrder.Instance.Id);
+            Assert.NotNull(partialOrder.Instance.Title);
+
+            object customer = partialOrder.Container.ToDictionary(PropertyMapper)["Customer"];
+            SelectExpandWrapper<QueryCustomer> innerInnerCustomer = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryCustomer>>(customer);
+
+            Assert.Null(innerInnerCustomer.Instance.Orders);
+            Assert.Equal(2, innerInnerCustomer.Instance.TestReadonlyProperty.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("Test1", innerInnerCustomer.Instance.TestReadonlyProperty[0]);
+            Assert.Equal("Test2", innerInnerCustomer.Instance.TestReadonlyProperty[1]);
+            Assert.Equal(2, innerInnerCustomer.Instance.TestReadOnlyWithAttribute);
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.EntityFrameworkQueryProviderNamespace)]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEFCore2)]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEF5)]
+        [InlineData(HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.ObjectContextQueryProviderNamespaceEF6)]
+        public void Bind_UsingEFQueryProvider_LowerCamelCasedModel_GeneratedExpression__DoesNot_ContainExpandedObject(string queryProvider)
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            SelectExpandQueryOption selectExpand = new SelectExpandQueryOption("Orders", "Orders,Orders($expand=Customer)", _context_lowerCamelCased);
+
+            // Act
+            SelectExpandBinder binder = new SelectExpandBinder();
+            _queryBinderContext_lowerCamelCased.QueryProvider = queryProvider;
+            IQueryable queryable = binder.ApplyBind(_queryable_lowerCamelCased, selectExpand.SelectExpandClause, _queryBinderContext_lowerCamelCased);
+
+            // Assert
+            IEnumerator enumerator = queryable.GetEnumerator();
+            Assert.True(enumerator.MoveNext());
+            var partialCustomer = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryCustomer>>(enumerator.Current);
+            Assert.False(enumerator.MoveNext());
+            Assert.Null(partialCustomer.Instance);
+            Assert.Equal("Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests.Query.Expressions.QueryCustomer", partialCustomer.InstanceType);
+            IEnumerable<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryOrder>> innerOrders = partialCustomer.Container
+                .ToDictionary(PropertyMapper)["orders"] as IEnumerable<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryOrder>>;
+            Assert.NotNull(innerOrders);
+            SelectExpandWrapper<QueryOrder> partialOrder = innerOrders.FirstOrDefault();
+            
+            // We only write structural properties to the instance.
+            // This means that navigation properties on the instance property will be null
+            // when using any instance of EF query provider, and all structural properties
+            // will be assigned. 
+            Assert.Null(partialOrder.Instance.Customer);
+            Assert.NotEqual(0, partialOrder.Instance.Id);
+            Assert.NotNull(partialOrder.Instance.Title);
+
+            object customer = partialOrder.Container.ToDictionary(PropertyMapper)["customer"];
+            SelectExpandWrapper<QueryCustomer> innerInnerCustomer = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<SelectExpandWrapper<QueryCustomer>>(customer);
+
+            Assert.Null(innerInnerCustomer.Instance.Orders);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Bind_SelectAndExpand_WithNullProperties_DoesNotThrowException()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            IQueryable<User> users;
+            string expand = "FileRefNavigation";
+
+            User user = new User
+            {
+                UserId = 1,
+                Name = "Alex",
+                Age = 35,
+                DataFileRef = null,
+                FileRefNavigation = null
+            };
+
+            users = new[] { user }.AsQueryable();
+            ODataQueryContext context = new ODataQueryContext(_model, typeof(User)) { RequestContainer = new MockServiceProvider() };
+
+            SelectExpandQueryOption selectExpand = new SelectExpandQueryOption(select: null, expand: expand, context: context);
+
+            QueryBinderContext queryBinderContext = new QueryBinderContext(_model, _settings, selectExpand.Context.ElementClrType)
+            {
+                NavigationSource = context.NavigationSource
+            };
+
+            queryBinderContext.QueryProvider = HandleNullPropagationOptionHelper.EntityFrameworkQueryProviderNamespace;
+
+            // Act
+            SelectExpandBinder binder = new SelectExpandBinder();
+            IQueryable queryable = binder.ApplyBind(users, selectExpand.SelectExpandClause, queryBinderContext);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.NotNull(queryable);
+
+            IEnumerator enumerator = queryable.GetEnumerator();
+            Assert.True(enumerator.MoveNext());
+            var usr = Assert.IsAssignableFrom<SelectExpandWrapper<User>>(enumerator.Current);
+            Assert.False(enumerator.MoveNext());
+            Assert.NotNull(usr.Instance);
+            Assert.Equal("Microsoft.AspNetCore.OData.Tests.Query.Expressions.User", usr.Instance.GetType().ToString());
+            IEnumerable<SelectExpandWrapper<DataFile>> fileRefsNavigations = usr.Container
+                .ToDictionary(PropertyMapper)["FileRefNavigation"] as IEnumerable<SelectExpandWrapper<DataFile>>;
+            
+            Assert.Null(fileRefsNavigations);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Bind_GeneratedExpression_CheckNullObjectWithinChainProjectionByKey()
         {
@@ -1996,6 +2143,7 @@ public static IEdmModel GetEdmModel()
             builder.EntitySet<QueryOrder>("Orders");
             builder.EntitySet<QueryCity>("Cities");
             builder.EntitySet<QueryProduct>("Products");
+            builder.EntitySet<User>("Users");
 
             customer.Collection.Function("IsUpgraded").Returns<bool>().Namespace="NS";
             customer.Collection.Action("UpgradeAll").Namespace = "NS";
@@ -2143,9 +2291,9 @@ public class QueryCustomer
 
         public IList<QueryAddress> Addresses { get; set; }
 
-        public QueryOrder PrivateOrder { get; set; }
+        public QueryOrder? PrivateOrder { get; set; }
 
-        public IList<QueryOrder> Orders { get; set; }
+        public IList<QueryOrder>? Orders { get; set; }
 
         public List<string> TestReadonlyProperty
         {
@@ -2206,4 +2354,27 @@ public enum QueryColor
 
         Blue
     }
+
+    public class User
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public int UserId { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public string Name { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public int Age { get; set; }
+
+        //Navigations
+        [ForeignKey("FileRefNavigation")]
+        public int? DataFileRef { get; set; }
+        public DataFile? FileRefNavigation { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public class DataFile
+    {
+        [Key]
+        public int FileId { get; set; }
+        [Required]
+        public string FileName { get; set; }
+    }
 }